Under any rental or purchase program implemented to prevent the homelessness of persons who have experienced or may experience the foreclosure and loss of their personal residence, or any program which addresses the needs of low and moderate income households residing within the municipality including, but not limited to, State, federal or local programs, if the persons benefitting from the program are otherwise income qualified to occupy such housing under federal or State law, then affirmative marketing requirements under regulations promulgated to effectuate the "Fair Housing Act," P.L. 1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.) shall be waived to permit such persons to occupy, rent or purchase the housing units which they may have previously occupied or owned.
N.J.S. § 45:22A-46.15